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DISCUSSION REGARDING NON-VOLUNTARY PATENT LICENSES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH REASONS
On March 9th 2018, the Health Ministry issued Resolution No. 399 stating that non-voluntary patent licenses could be granted for public health reasons
According to the ruling, the Ministry could file a non-voluntary license claim before the Patent Office when necessary in order to obtain the approval. However, with the recent change of government it is possible for the discussion to continue in order to analyze other solutions to balance private and public interests in these cases.